Top 10 Matches of 2003! (atptennis.com)

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http://www.atptennis.com/en/newsandscores/news/2004/top10matches_2003.asp

With so many outstanding matches in 2003, it was no easy task picking this list.
.Here is a look back, in no particular order, at our Top 10 matches of 2003!

Andy Roddick vs Younes El Aynaoui (Australian Open)
In an epic encounter in the Rod Laver Arena, it took 40 games in a dramatic
fifth set before a winner emerged from this drama-infused duel. It was a match
for the record books, with the longest fifth set, in terms of games played,
since the beginning of the Open Era in 1968. And with a total of 83 games, it
was the longest match in number of games at the Australian Open since the tie-
break was instituted (for all but the deciding set) in 1971. Roddick fought off
a match point at 4-5 in the fifth set before winning 4-6, 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-4,
21-19.

Roger Federer vs Scott Draper (Cincinnati)
Federer saved an astonishing seven match points against Draper in this nail-
biter at the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Cincinnati. The
recently crowned Wimbledon champion pulled out all the stops in this battle,
saving four consecutive match points against the free-swinging Australian
veteran at 2-6 down in the third set tie-break, before eventually triumphing
4-6, 6-3, 7-6(10).

Albert Costa vs Tommy Robredo (Roland Garros)
Costa gave new meaning to the term 'marathon man' at this year's Roland Garros,
winning four five-set matches and playing more than 18 hours of tennis through
his first five rounds of play. Against Robredo, Costa looked down and out at
two sets to love down, but much like he had done in earlier rounds against
Sergio Roitman and Nicolas Lapentti,the defending champion mounted a miraculous
comeback to win 2-6, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-2.

Andy Roddick vs Mardy Fish (Cincinnati)
These two close friends and former housemates put on a thrilling display of
hard court tennis in the final of the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters
in Cincinnati. Fish earned himself two match points and did not drop his serve
throughout the match, but still failed to stop Roddick claiming his second
Tennis Masters Series title in as many weeks (after Montreal). Roddick, whose
win sent him above Roger Federer at the top of the ATP Champions Race, battled
through to win 4-6, 7-6(4), 7-6(3).

Tim Henman vs Sebastian Grosjean (Paris)
In front of a raucous Paris crowd, Henman exacted revenge on Grosjean who had
beaten him this year on home soil at Queen's and Wimbledon. The Brit clawed his
way back from a one set deficit to earn a 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 win in 2 hours and 22
minutes. Henman continued on to record successive wins over Gustavo Kuerten,
Roger Federer, Andy Roddick and Andrei Pavel in one of the most impressive
title runs on the ATP circuit this year.

Guillermo Coria vs David Ferrer (Sopot)
Coria's 7-5, 6-1 victory in the Idea Prokom Open final in Sopot over David
Ferrer capped a remarkable three week stretch for the Argentine, who claimed
his third title in as many weeks, without losing a single set in 15 matches.
Coria's streak started in Stuttgart where he defeated Tommy Robredo in the
final with the loss of just five games, before triumphing in Kitzbuhel the
following week with a similarly convincing win in the final over Nicolas Massu.
No player had won three titles in three weeks since Thomas Muster in 1996
(Estoril, Barcelona, Monte Carlo).

Andy Roddick vs David Nalbandian (US Open)
Nalbandian was just one point shy of upsetting Roddick in this blockbuster US
Open semifinal. The Argentine dominated the encounter from the outset but
failed to close out the match in the third set tie-break, allowing Roddick to
set about an enthralling five-set comeback victory. The American showed his
true colors at match point down in the third set tie-break, blasting down a 138
mph service winner and never looked back, triumphing 6-7(4), 3-6, 7-6(7), 6-3,
6-1.

Andre Agassi vs Fernando Gonzalez (Washington)
Big-hitting Gonzalez came from a set and a break down to topple top-seeded
Agassi in a dramatic three set encounter in the semifinals of the Legg Mason
Tennis Classic in Washington. Gonzalez's comeback looked to be on course as he
led 4-2 in the final set but another momentum swing saw Agassi break back to
take the match to a decisive third set tie-break. Gonzalez pulled out some
blistering winners when it mattered, sealing a classic encounter 3-6, 6-4, 7-6
(5) to deny Agassi the chance to win a sixth Washington crown.

Jiri Novak vs Roger Federer (Gstaad)
Federer, who was coming off two grass-court title wins in Halle and Wimbledon,
looked to be mastering the clay on home soil in Gstaad with consummate ease, as
he looked to be headed to a third consecutive title. Novak had other ideas
however, ending the Swiss star's 15-match winning streak with a shock 5-7, 6-3,
6-3, 1-6, 6-3 marathon win in two hours and 49 minutes. Novak had pulled off a
similar upset in the Gstaad 2001 final, when he defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero.

Nicolas Lapentti vs Victor Hanescu (Davis Cup World Group Play-Off)
Lapentti headed into his match against Hanescu needing a win to keep his
country alive in this World Group Play-Off tie in Quito. The No.1 Ecuadorian
did just that - and how. To the delight of the home crowd, Lapentti outlasted
Hanescu 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-7(5), 7-6(12), 6-3 to take the tie to a decisive fifth
rubber. Romania finally edged the tie 7-5 in the fifth set of the fifth rubber
to close the curtain on this memorable encounter. All five matches went to five
sets and accounted for nearly 20 hours of play at 2,800 meters above sea-level.

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標題: Re: Top 10 Matches of 2003! (ATPtennis.com)
時間: Sun Jan  4 10:22:54 2004
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中文版：
  ATP十大經典對決

    隨著澳大利亞人捧起戴維斯杯，2003賽季也終於降下了帷幕。ATP官方網站本週
評出了本賽季的十大精彩比賽，就讓這十場比賽，帶領著我們來回顧這整個賽季。

  1·羅迪克vs阿諾伊：澳網1／4決賽：直到第五盤打到了第40局，這場充滿了懸念
和英雄氣概的對局才終於塵埃落定：羅迪克在決勝盤4比5落後時挽救了一個賽點，並
且最終以4比6，7比6，7比5，4比6，6比4和21比19成為本場比賽的勝利者。這不僅是
1968年實行公開賽制以來決勝盤局數最多的一場比賽，同時也以83局的總局數成為19
71年引入搶七制之後澳網歷史上局數最多的比賽。

  　　2·費德勒vs德拉帕：辛辛那提大師賽首輪：費德勒挽救了令人吃驚的七個賽
點，才將實力平平的澳洲老將降伏，其中更在決勝盤搶七局2比6落後的情況下連續挽
救了四個賽點。

  　　3·科斯塔vs羅貝托：法網賽1／4決賽：去年法網冠軍科斯塔今年在羅 蘭加洛斯
為“馬拉松鐵人”下了新定義：他在一項賽事中贏下了四場打滿五盤的比賽，並且在前
五場比賽中總共奮戰了18個多小時。


  　　4·羅迪克vs費什：辛辛那提大師賽決賽：這是兩個親密好友之間的角逐，費
什雖然曾手握兩個賽點，並且在整個比賽中沒有失掉過發球局，但仍然沒能擋住羅迪
克在蒙特利爾之後在兩週內拿下第二個大師賽桂冠。借著這場勝利，羅迪克也在ATP
冠軍爭奪戰積分榜上超越費德勒成為第一。

  　　5·亨曼vs格羅斯讓：巴黎大師第二輪：在狂熱的巴黎觀眾面前，亨曼終於
為自己在今年女王杯和溫網賽的草地上連續被格羅斯讓淘汰報了一箭之仇。雖然以3
比6落後一盤，但英國老將最終以6比4和7比5連勝兩盤取勝，也徹底斷送了對手進軍
大師杯賽的念想。

  　　6·科裏亞vs費雷爾：波蘭公開賽決賽：這場比賽對科裏亞來說是一個里程碑
：他在三周時間裏連續在漢堡、奧地利和波蘭奪得三個冠軍，並且在15場比賽中未失
一盤。

  　　7·羅迪克vs納班迪安：美網賽半決賽：羅迪克直到第三盤面臨賽點危機的時
候才終於顯示出英雄本色，他以一記138英裏時速的發球逃過這一劫，並且就此一路
窮追猛打沒有回頭。

  　　8·阿加西vs岡薩雷斯：萊格梅森精英賽半決賽：號稱世界上正手力量最大的智
利猛人在一路落後的情況下神奇地打敗Agassi，也阻斷了阿加西想在華盛頓第六次封王
的夢想。

  　　9·諾瓦克vs費德勒：瑞士公開賽決賽：費德勒帶著德國哈雷站和溫布爾登兩
個冠軍以及15場連勝記錄來到自己的家鄉，但他的三連冠夢想還是在一場五盤大戰後
被捷克人無情地打斷。

  　　10·拉潘蒂vs哈涅斯庫：戴維斯杯世界組淘汰賽：拉潘蒂贏得了這場五盤大戰
的勝利，但是羅馬尼亞隊最終獲得了晉級的資格。事實上，兩支隊伍的表現都值得欽
佩：五場比賽均打滿了五盤，比賽總時長將近20個小時別忘了，比賽地點是在厄瓜
多爾海拔2800米的高地。

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→ enquist:我學長親眼看過Gonzelez打球...他說..如果
→ enquist:被他的正拍鎚到頭....肯定一拍斃命....
→ establish:^^;;XD
→ crazymavs:好好喔...我也想親眼看這些球星